Have you checked the NY connection? A group of Myers left NY and went to Pa in the mid to late 1700's. These names are similiar to the names I find in my NY ancestors if that means anything. On 2013-07-20, at 1:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Does any of this information ring a bell with anyone? I'm looking for the > ancestors of my Conrad MYERS born 23 June 1830 whose father is most likely a > Jacob MYERS/MEYERS born around 1786 who has a wife named Elizabeth born > about 1798. They may have been from Cumberland County...here's why... > > For years I've assumed that the huge MEYER/MYERS family in Adams County, PA > descending from Philip Nicholas MEYER of the Round Hill Post Office area > of the county was my MYERS family even though I was missing a connection > here and there. Obviously in genealogy you haven't PROVEN a thing if you > haven't started with yourself and traced back one generation at a time with > evidence to support each generation and connection. > > Now I'm looking more at Cumberland County, PA given that my second > great-grandparents, Conrad and Maria (ZINN) MYERS show up in 1868 Pennsylvania > Church records for the German Reformed Church in Carlisle, Cumberland County > along with their children. Also, the minister of the Church is shown as Rev. > John A. HOFFHEINS. This is a potential clue in that my great-grandfather, > Henry MYERS married Matilda HOFFHEINS. (So far I have her ancestry and > haven't connected it to the Rev. John A. HOFFHEINS who I have found is the son > of a Rev. Emanuel HOFFHEINS, son of another Rev. Emanuel HOFFHEINS of > Lancaster County.) > > Let's go back to my starting point with what I know for certain: I know > for SURE that my second great-grandparents are Conrad MYERS and Maria ZINN > who lived and died and are buried in Adams County, PA. Conrad was born on 23 > JUN 1830 in PA and died on 31 MAY 1902 in Adams County, PA. He and his > wife are buried in Hampton Reformed Cemetery. > > I can follow Conrad and his family from 1860 on up until his death in the > census. I have searched every 1850 census record under any possible MYERS > spelling and the closest I came to finding Conrad in any location I might > expect to find him is the following: > > Name:Conrad Meyers > Birthplace:Pennsylvania > Home in 1850:Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania > Gender:Male > Family Number:157 > Household Members:NameAge > Jacob Meyers64 > Conrad Meyers18 > Ely Meyers18 > Elizabeth Meyers52 > Eliza Meyers14 > Mary Meyers15 > Louisa Meyers10 > > > > Living in the house next to them I find: > David M. Meyers, age 33 born PA > Henry S. age 8 > William A age 6 > Edmond age 2 > Mary age 33 > Esther age 4 > > Based upon the official enumeration date of June 1st for the 1850 census MY > Conrad MYERS would have been age 19 on this census but is listed as 18. > The location is where I would expect to find my Conrad as he later resided in > New Oxford, Adams County and he usually spelled his name MYERS on all > records. However, the enumerator in this census seems to have spelled most or > all of the people I know as MYERS as MEYERS...so I believe the spelling to > be enumerator error. I'm 99% confident this is MY Conrad MYERS with his > parents (or at least with his father). Since Elizabeth is quite a bit younger > she may or may not be Conrad's mother...although she is old enough to have > been his mother. > > My great-grandfather, Henry Michael MYERS was born 6 SEP 1852 in Adams > County, PA and died on 6 JUN 1932 in York, PA He is buried in New Oxford > Cemetery, Adams Co., PA Henry married Matilda HOFFHEINS who was born 26 DEC > 1853 in Adams County, PA on 8 AUG 1875 in New Oxford, Adams County, PA > Henry MYERS's death certificate shows his place of birth as Cumberland County, > PA. > > Henry's younger brother, Edward John MYERS (aka: John E. MYERS) migrated to > China Township, Lee County, Illinois and his online death record shows: > birth: 18 December 1863 / 1864 Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa. > residence: 26 May 1942 Franklin Grove, China, Lee, Ill > death: 26 May 1942 Amboy, Lee, Illinois > burial: 29 May 1942 China Twp., Lee, Ill. > > parents:Conrad Myers, Marie Zinn > spouse:Anna E. Myers > > NameJohn E. Myers > Titles and Terms (Original) > Event Date26 May 1942 > Event PlaceAmboy, Lee, Illinois > GenderMale > Marital Status > Race > Age78 > Birth Date18 Dec 1863 > BirthplaceCarlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa. > Father's NameConrad Myers > Father's Titles and Terms > Father's BirthplacePa. > Mother's NameMarie Zinn > Mother's Titles and Terms > Mother's Birthplace > OccupationFarmer > Residence PlaceFranklin Grove, China, Lee, Ill > Address > Spouse's NameAnna E. Myers > Spouse's Titles and Terms (Original) > Spouse's Birthplace > Burial Date29 May 1942 > Burial PlaceChina Twp., Lee, Ill. > CemeteryFranklin Grove > Informant's Name > Additional Relatives > Digital Folder Number4008597 > GS Film number1851522 > Reference IDrn19 > > > Joan Young > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MYERS > ********* > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry MYERS Message Board are gatewayed to this Mailing List. 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